Live flu vaccine trial
Friday, 27 February, 2009
Melbourne’s BioDiem and Schering-Plough’s vaccine business unit Nobilon have begun a clinical development program for BioDiem’s intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV).
The vaccine, named SCH 900795, is composed of three attenuated flu viruses that will be delivered in a single-dose intranasal spray.
The Phase I study will test the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the vaccine in 120 healthy volunteers.
SEQ koala population carries immunity to retrovirus
Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River appear to have evolved a unique genomic...
RSV immunisation program for babies slashes hospital stays
An Australian-first study has demonstrated the effectiveness of immunisation against respiratory...
A targeted treatment option for psoriasis
New research from MedUni Vienna paves the way for the development of a therapy that not only...
